Major General Murray Thompson was appointed Head Information Communications Technology Operations (HICTO) & Strategic J6 in October 2020. As HICTO he is responsible for the integration, operation, management and security of Defence's global strategic communications capability that enable military operations and support Defence business. Over a thirty year career, Major General Thompson has served in a range of Army units both in Australia and overseas and held staff appointments in international engagement, communications & electronic warfare, Army force design and Military Strategic Plans. In addition he has also served as an instructor at the Royal Military College, Duntroon, peacekeeping in the Sinai and as a project manager with the Australian Agency for International Development. His command appointments include a British Army signal squadron on exchange in Germany and Afghanistan, 1 Combat Signal Regiment in Darwin and the Force Communications Unit in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Gulf States. More recently as a Brigadier he was Commander Defence Strategic Communications in Defence’s Chief Information Officer Group. In 2020, before taking up his current employment, he was seconded to industry and conducted placements with Coles Group and Telstra. He is married to Catriona, who is a general practitioner and has three children fast growing up to be adults. He is an average trail runner and enjoys delving into natural history.

Gavin Rawlins is the Acting First Assistant Secretary of Joint Systems within the Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group. Prior to this appointment, Gavin was responsible for the Intelligence Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Electronic Warfare Branch of Joint Systems Division. Gavin has extensive experience within the Australian National Security Environment. This includes a range of operational and administrative roles in support of the Australian Intelligence Community, Australian Law Enforcement and Special Operations Command. Gavin is a graduate of the Royal Military College (Duntroon), the Australian Technical Staff Officers Course, Australian Command and Staff College, and the Australian Defence Force School of Languages (Indonesian). Gavin has deployed to East Timor as a United Nations Military Advisor, to Iraq as the Staff Officer for the Australian National Commander and to Afghanistan as the Special Operations J5 (Plans Officer) for the first Special Operations Task Group. Gavin holds a Bachelor of Business (Computing) from the Queensland University of Technology and a Masters of Management from the University of New South Wales. In his spare time, Gavin enjoys rugby, cross country skiing and mountain biking.